NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       hostid - Sets or displays the identifier of the local host

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       /usr/sbin/hostid [hostname | hexadecimal_number  |  internet_address]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  hostid  command displays the 32-bit identifier of the
       host as a hexadecimal number in host standard byte  order.
       The identifier must be unique across all hosts and is commonly
 set to the Internet address of the  specified  host.
       The  superuser  can  set the host ID by specifying a hostname,
 internet_address,  or  hexadecimal_number  argument.
       The identifier is stored in network standard byte order.

EXAMPLES    [Toc]    [Back]

       To  display  the  identifier  of  the local host, enter: $
       hostid

       0xc009c803

              The hostid command displays the identifier  of  the
              host  as a hexadecimal number in host standard byte
              order.  To set the identifier of the local host  to
              the   local   Internet  address,  enter:  $  hostid
              555.5.55.555

              The hostid command converts the Internet address to
              its hexadecimal equivalent, and then sets the local
              host to this address.

              Note that the sample Internet address in this example,
  555.5.55.555, is not a valid Internet address
              and would cause hostid to return an error.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands:  hostname(1)

       Functions:  gethostid(2), sethostid(2)



                                                        hostid(1)